Awning



Oct. 21, 1952 c. F. STINNETT 1 AWNING Filed Aug. 5, 1948 .2 SHEETSSHEET 1 FIG. 2.

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Patented st. 21, 1952 "UNITED, STATES ATENT OFFICE-TI AWNING Charlie F. Stinnett, Huntsville, Ala.

Application August s, 1948, Serial No. 42,273

. 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in metal awnings, that is, of the type made of alternating pan and cover strips, one object of the present invention being the provision of novel means for assembling the parts and providing water-tight joints, while at the same time permitting sufficient ventilation and providing for dissipation of the heat of the sun upon the metal.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of this type whose parts can be quickly and easily assembled and Whose parts can be shipped in knock-down form for assembly at the point of erection.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, and in order that the same may be fully understood, reference is made to the following specification and the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an awning in accordance with the present invention in erected position;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation the awning;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 Figure 2;

Figure l is a section taken on line 4-4 Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a louver support;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one louver.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l designates a horizontal strip, which, with the inclined strips 2 and perpendicular strip 3, constitute the triangularframes at each end of the awning. These are shown as made of wood.

Connected to the outer faces of the inclined strips 2 of each of the end frames are upper and lower channel strips of metal 4, which constitute the main supporting means for the awning proper. Carried by each of the channel strips 4 and arranged in pairs are clips or hooks 5, each one of which is provided with an anchored terminal 6 and an inclined arm 6' having the bent-over terminal or hook I.

In assembling the awning, the pans 8 are inserted so that their undersides rest upon the channel strips t with their upturned side flanges 9 engaged under hooks l of clips 5, as shown in Figure i. Covers ID are slid into position with their depending side flanges ll engaging around the hook terminals 1 of the clips. The cover flanges H are provided with V-shaped openings I2 whereby ventilation is provided for the awn- 2 ing at points at which the covers engage the pans.

In order that the awning may be, water-tight where it abuts the building, an angular cover plate 13 is provided and is attached to the covers, as at I5, and to the wall or building, as at M.

The lower end of each cover H1 is bent downwardly to produce an apron It. This apron, in turn, is provided with dovetail-shaped openings It, the purpose of which will presently appear.

At the triangular ends of the awning, it is proposed to close the same by attaching the louver supports IS, with fastener openings l9 and 20, to the wooden strips and 2. These supports are of sheet metal formed in the shape of an inverted, modified U, having flanges 2| thereof bent outwardly and inclined inwardly to receive the covering louvers 22, the main body of which is cross-section is dovetailshaped to conformably engage one of the flanges 2| of the support 18. One outwardly-extending wing 23 of the louvers then bears against the support and is over or underlald by the opposite ring 23 of the adjacent louver to make a completely closed-in wall, as shown in Figure 1. Inasmuch as that portion of the louvers and supports adjacent the top of the awning is angular, the upper ends of the louvers and supports are correspondingly shaped so that when the louvers are in place they present a wall of pleasing appearance.

In order to prevent rain from leaking in at the corner of the awning upon the ends of the louvers and their supports, a louver cover 24 is provided, the apron portion of which is upon the exterior of the respective louvers adjacent the side of the awning, while the upper portion fits over the top and beneath the rims I l of the respective outer covers l0. Upturned rim 25 of this cover, clearly shown in Figure 4, is slid under the bent end terminal i of the respective cleats, the lower edge of the rim H of the outer cover l0 resting directly upon the louver cover. Each louver cover is provided with a bent terminal portion 26 which covers the louvers at the front of the awning and is provided with a bendable tab 2'! which engages in the dovetailed recess [6 of the bent ends [0 of the outer covers of the awning to hold the same relative to the end frames constituting the members I, 2 and 3 and the louvers 2|.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings, it is evident that this type of awning with the mating sections provides a rain-tight awning as well as a ventilated awning and one that can be shipped in knowdown formation and set up in situ.

It will also be noted that the cover strip l3 acts as the attaching means for the awning and also as a means to prevent water entering beneath the awning proper at its junction with the building.

It will also benoted that this type of awning has a front section having a plurality of alternating covers and pans, mating rim portions of which are held in place upon the spanning metal supports 4, so that when assembled a sturdy, rain-proof and air-ventilated awning is provided.

The peculiar formation of the-rims llzof the covers I0 causes them to exert a spring tension toward the hooks 1 of the cleats 5, and against the adjacent portions of the pans, so that a clamping :action results that more firmly holds the pans and covers in place.

'What isclaimed is:

man awning, a pair of laterally spaced end frames, a plurality .of inverted U-shaped plates REFERENCES CITED .The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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